Object Details
Maker
Jeremias Sautter, 1683 – 1708
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Iron clock face painted with scene from 4:4-26 in the Gospel of John, where Christ meets a Samaritan woman at the well. Hours marked by Roman numerals. Scrolling openwork on the hour hand. Above the clock face is a gilded cherub.
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Date
ca. 1700
Accession Number
1931-86-152-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
timepieces & measuring devices
Decorative Arts
Clock
Medium
Gilt copper, painted iron
Dimensions
H x W x D: 43.5 x 31 x 7.6 cm (17 1/8 x 12 3/16 x 3 in.)
made in
Austria
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1931-86-152-a_b